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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Mahil is a village in Gazole mandal, Malda district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,887 across 437 households. It has a literacy rate of 63.3% and is served by PIN code 732138.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Habibur Rahaman
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- LGD code
- 312643
- Pincode
- 732138
- Post office
- Pakuahat
- Population
- 1,887
- Households
- 437
- Literacy rate
- 63.3%
- Sex ratio
- 966 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 962
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 26 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 297 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1155 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahanagar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gazole Rural Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahil compares
By population, Mahil ranks #48 of 291 villages in Gazole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.3%
+9.2% vs mandal average
- Mahil
- 63.3%
- Gazole mandal
- 54.1%
- Malda district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
−4 vs mandal average
- Mahil
- 966
- Gazole mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Mahil
- 4.3
- Gazole mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahil at a glance
Mahil is a village of 1,887 people in 437 households (Census 2011) in Gazole block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 48th-largest of 291 villages in Gazole block. Literacy is 63%, 9 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Malda district centre, 23 km from Jot Basanta, the nearest town, 2 km from Mahanagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 732138, served by Pakuahat post office; the LGD village code is 312643. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gazole Rural Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Habibur Rahaman, and the village votes in Habibpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Joyel Murmu. The population is estimated at 2,111 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahil
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 191.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahil
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahil
- LGD code
- 312643
- Pincode
- 732138
- Post office
- Pakuahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,887
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,111
- Households
- 437
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 966
- Literacy rate
- 63.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.24197°N, 88.23340°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maldaha Uttar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Habibpur
- Member of Parliament
- Khagen Murmu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Joyel Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Habibur Rahaman
- Block / Mandal
- Gazole
Getting there
How to reach Mahil
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata297 kmcapital
- Delhi1155 km
- Hyderabad1334 km
- Chennai1589 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahanagar2 km
- Hospital / PHCGazole Rural Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum24 km
- CollegeNathniyal Murmu Memorial College- Tapan College34 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station47 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)